An alkali made from the ash of the black mushkaka tree boiled in water, strained and thickened, with burnt conch navel, lime, putikaranja and bhallataka added; it is to be drunk in proper dose for internal piles, mahodara, nodules, gulma and liver enlargement, and applied externally on outer piles and charmakila.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- मुष्ककादि क्षार
- Hindi
- मुष्ककादि क्षार
- English
- Mushkakadi alkali
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Mushkakaमोखा | कृष्णमुष्ककतरु / काला मोखा वृ़ा | द्रोण / एक द्रोण (पैने तेरह सेर) भस्म · one drona of ash |
| Water (jala)जल (पानी) | जलाढकषट्क / छह आढक जल | जलाढकषट्क / छह आढक (19 सर 10 तोला) · six adhaka of water |
| Conch shell (shankha)शंख (शङ्ख) | शंखनाभि / शंखनामि | Not stated |
| Limeचूना | शर्करा / चूना | Not stated |
| Putikaranjaपूतीकरंज | पूति / पूतिकरंज | Not stated |
| Bhallataka (marking nut)भिलावा (भल्लातक) | कागिAकं / भिलावे | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The tree is uprooted, dried and burnt to ash; one drona of ash is boiled with six adhaka of water in a large clean vessel until the liquid is clear, red and sharp, then strained and cooked again with stirring until it thickens; burnt conch navel and lime are added in proper measure, and putikaranja and bhallataka ground in the alkali water are put in. It is kept safely in a good vessel.
जल मिलावें। पशचात् इसे तब तक पकावें जब तक वह स्वच्छ, लाल व ती़ण न हों। फिर इसे छानकर
How it is used
Drunk in proper dose for the internal conditions; applied as a paste on external piles and charmakila.
में पीना चाहिए तथा बाहर होने वाले अर्श, चर्मकलि आदि में लेपन करें। तात्पर्य यह है उसको पीने
Indicated for, as the text says
- Haemorrhoids (arsha)(अंतरांकुर / अंदर के भाग में होने वाले अर्श; बाहर होने वाले अर्श)
- Udara roga (abdominal enlargement)(महोदर)
- Nodules (granthi)(ग्रंथि)
- Abdominal lump (gulma)(गुल्म)
- Liver enlargement (yakridudara)(यकृति / यकृतवृद्दि)
- Pile-like growth on the skin (charmakila)(कील / चर्मकलि)
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
द्रोणमिश्रितजलाढकषट्कं। क्वाथयेन्महति निर्मलपात्रे॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 12 · p. 213 · v. 97-100.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The verse names पूतिक and अग्निक; the commentary gives पूतिकरंज and भिलावा. The verse word शर्करा is glossed चूना. The supervision flag is for the caustic alkali and bhallataka.
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- Formulation
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- Chapter 12
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